closed-captioning
noun
closed-cap·tion·ing
ˈklōz(d)-ˈkap-sh(ə-)niŋ 
: a service that provides closed-captioned programming
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This mental closed-captioning has accompanied me since late toddlerhood, almost as far back as my earliest childhood memories.
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Emily Makowski, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2024
The New York Times reported that a monitor was installed at Fetterman's desk in the Senate chamber that provides closed-captioning, and the Senate sergeant-at-arms arranged for live audio-to-text transcription for his committees.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2023
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Emily Makowski, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2024
The New York Times reported that a monitor was installed at Fetterman's desk in the Senate chamber that provides closed-captioning, and the Senate sergeant-at-arms arranged for live audio-to-text transcription for his committees.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2023
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“Closed-captioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed-captioning. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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